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I have two "new" in the box Grafmatic 4x5 sheet film holders for sale. They have never been used and are in lovely condition with a tiny mark or scratch here and there on the exterior. Comes with box and original instructions. $150 ea.

Beautiful, Harry. I wish I could. Looks like a lot of fun.

Does anyone have a nice Mamiya Universal Press camera with a 100mm lens etc I can buy?

Where are you David?

ok. That is exactly what it is. I turned off the dust removal and viola, all good. Thanks again. Rick

Thank you Joe and Leslie. Yes, it shows up elsewhere on this neg and on others as well. Quite prevalent along edges in most cases. I can't see anything on the neg when I look through a loop, but it is quite small and I don't have a magnifying loop so I could be wrong. I double checked the prints I previously made in the wet darkroom and none of this shows up on any of those prints. Hmmmmmmmm. I don't have anything turned on in the scanning except "dust removal" set on medium. Maybe I'll try with that turned off... Rick

Hello there. I am scanning black and white Tmax negs on an Epson V750 Pro and I can't figure out why I am getting this pixelation problem. See attached photograph. This is cropped to just a portion of the neg, but you can see what I am on about on his eyebrow when you enlarge a bit. What is this? And how can I properly scan, if indeed I am doing something wrong? Just FYI, I have printed this neg in a wet darkroom and I checked the print and this problem is not on the wet print. I have tried scanning at a few different high resolutions. I am using "images from device" in Photoshop. So it must be something I'm doing, or the equipment is doing digitally. Any help is greatly appreciated. Rick

Selling my set of two Qflash T5d-R lights with two receiver wizards, one Flex TT5 trigger, cords and two Quantum Turbo SC batteries. This is an amazing set up that is light and fast inside or outdoors. Everything in perfect working condition with normal scuff marks here and there. I bought all new and all well looked after and maintained. Two Qflash T5d-R lights with one extra bulb, two metal modifiers, a set of grids, and one metal tube isolation modifier - $450. Two Quantum Turbo SC batteries - $350. Two Pocket Wizard receivers with attachment cords for Qflash - $100. One Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 (Nikon) - $150.

SOLD.

This Polaroid 360 Auto-to-Manual camera was professionally converted to add a beauty 127mm f4.7 Tominon Copal lens. The camera is in excellent condition and shoots Fuji and Polaroid film that has been discontinued, but you can still buy it in many places online. I am selling the camera because I don't use it much anymore and someone else should have some fun with it. It is so nice to shoot with a Polaroid camera with manual controls. The results are far more predictable. Comes with a leather strap.

Thanks Dan. I will look into that tmrw.

Well, so much for paypal helping... Here's their response: Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your concerns. I am happy to assist you further. We understand that you wish to reopen a claim that was previously closed. Unfortunately, once a claim is closed it cannot be reopened. For future reference, we would urge you to make sure that you are completely satisfied with the outcome of a claim or dispute before cancelling it. We encourage you to continue to work with the seller for a resolution. We value your business and regret that you have had this experience. Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Hey, thanks so much everyone. I feel better with that advice and support. It's just such a bummer that we have to live such suspicious lives. Part of my being a photographer is my belief and love for people. It has defined me as a person my whole life. I am especially disheartened as I live here in Victoria, BC Canada and Henry's shop is in Solon, Ohio and I chatted with him on the phone prior to making the purchase. He seemed like a gentle soul and said all the right things backing up what is on his website at globalmatters. And I have always loved that we are all so connected despite being thousand of miles and a country away. Like it is around the photo.net community, I just assumed we are all in this same bubble, like-minded people simply wanting to aquire good equipment to make good pictures. Too bad. And yes, of course I should have said no to withdrawing the paypal claim, but again I only saw good and I thought I was showing good faith so he would follow through. I still believe because he is not just a guy in a basement who did this to me on his computer and instead he actually has a business listed with the BBB etc advertising large format camera equipment and repairs that he will come to his senses and do right by this. It's such a simple formula: good money in exchange for good honest equipment that is what you say it is. Isn't that the backbone of our economy? In the meantime I will use the great advice I get here and elsewhere to get my kit together and begin making pictures I've had in my head for some months now but have been unable to make. I knew I would have to repair the leather strap - the camera is from 1947 - as well as other various parts. Also, I am keen to find a good, usable Dallmeyer 2.9 lens or similar to round it all out. I will keep you posted here on how this goes forward. Rick

Ok, I admit, I'm naive. I was looking for a Graflex 4x5 Super D camera + lens. I have been using a friend's Crown Graphic and enjoying it so I thought I would sell some other film gear and get my own 4x5 set up. I couldn't find anything on the ebay so I dug a little deeper and found a shop near Cleveland, Ohio claiming to specialize in large format gear. They sold me what they said would be a "good, clean, working condition" SD with an Ektar 190mm 5.6 lens. I paid a little more than the going price on ebay, but I figured these guys are techs and it would be worth it. Especially because they said they warranty all their work and products. When it arrived I discovered that the lens was an Optar, not an Ektar. And the lens was sticky in operation and making a noise on firing. The handle on the top of the camera came off. It was dry and needs replacing. And there is a small break in the bellows in a hard to see spot underneath. On it goes. I tried to make contact and when they did not return emails I made a claim on paypal. Then the owner of the shop finally got back to me, furious that I would make a paypal claim. He said he would solve any problems I had if I would remove the claim. Unfortunately I trusted him and removed the claim. Once removed paypal does not allow you to make another claim. As soon as I did this the owner of the shop has not responded to phone calls or emails. I am awaiting a paypal rep to get back to me. I filed a Better Business claim. The reason I am writing here is to simply warn others to be wary and make sure you are protected. I am a trusting person and I got burnt. Take steps to protect yourself when buying equipment online.

Anybody have one of these they are not using? And willing to sell? I am relatively new to my Graflex Super D and I want to purchase this lens for it.